LIN

Nasdaq

LINDE PLC

Materials, Industrial Gases

$489.98

close 7 Aug 2026

+4.17%

52-week change

$227.19B

market cap

$387.78

$548.20

52-week range

Expected price

$485.13 – $592.93

Current price

$489.98

Signal

Appears fairly valued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)31.61x

P/S (TTM)6.41x

P/B5.81x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)18.59x

FCF yield (TTM)2.19%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)1.50

Context

P/E, own 5-year average37.19x

P/E, sector median31.36x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$540.75*

Indicated dividend yield1.31%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)27.41x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)26.74x

Forward PEG11.07*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (24 analysts)$17.88

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)2.47%

Revenue growth (FY2026)6.67%

Street view

Price target (mean)$548.00*

Target upside11.84%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)21 / 5 / 1

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)7 / 4

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 31 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR +4.78%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$489.98

Cash & equivalents$4.90B

Total debt$23.15B

Shares outstanding463.68M

Result

DCF price per share$199.55

Current price$489.98

Margin of safety-59.27%

PV of years 1–10$42.28B

PV of terminal value$68.50B

Equity value$92.53B

Market-implied growth+15.02%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$5.21B	$5.46B	$5.72B	$6.00B	$6.28B	$6.58B	$6.90B	$7.23B	$7.57B	$7.94B	$147.89B
PV	$4.83B	$4.68B	$4.54B	$4.41B	$4.28B	$4.15B	$4.03B	$3.91B	$3.79B	$3.68B	$68.50B

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 31 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026